Planning a trip has never been easier, with metasearch engines helping people find the best flight and hotel deals for any destination. Yet this glut of choices can leave some feeling overwhelmed – a problem that Pack Up + Go addresses by creating surprise itineraries for locations across the US.

A holiday used to be a two-week affair once a year. But with always-on lifestyles and enticing getaways at the click of a button, Britons are escaping the daily grind in shorter stints, more than ever before. So how can brands tap into the UK’s newfound passion for bite-sized getaways?

Virgin Voyages has released an advert, coinciding with Mother’s Day in the US, to promote their adult-only cruise. The ad tackles the anxiety that mothers often feel about leaving their kids and taps into the pressure parents feel to be perfect – encouraging them to have much-needed downtime.

Mobile app Lambus facilitates group travel arrangements by letting people comment on itinerary ideas, make documents accessible for all users, split costs, and share pictures. The app caters to the fact that many tourists find trip-planning daunting and helps to streamline the process.